The question is being asked today, and Penn State Police have an answer: Was pepper spray necessary on a disruptive Michigan fan at Beaver Stadium?

University police issued a statement detailing the incident, which has been shared nationally through Deadspin, Yahoo! Sports, FOXSports.com and a host of others. The unidentified fan is being pepper-sprayed from close range and appears to have blood on the left side of his face.

According to police, the man had allegedly struck a female usher who attempted to eject him from the game and became physical when State College and Penn State police arrived at the scene. He was pepper-sprayed after resisting arrest, according to Penn State Police Chief Tyrone Parham.

"Alcohol was most definitely a factor in that situation," Parham said. "Fans in section NL asked an usher for assistance when the man became disruptive and offensive toward them. When the usher tried to eject him from the stadium, he allegedly struck her, which is when police were called to assist.

"Four officers responded - two from State College and two from Penn State - but when they tried to remove him from the stadium he continued spewing expletives, became physical and resisted arrest. At that point it became a safety issue and that's when the decision was made to use the pepper spray and attempt to handcuff him."

A witness account was shared with Deadspin.com, which also has video of the incident, confirming the Penn State Police statement. Bryan told Deadspin that the man "ended up taking some swings" at police before getting pepper sprayed.